Turns out that Mariano made a wager with Marcum on the Tampa Bay-Boston NHL game on Saturday night. "If the Lightning won, I had to tell my dad to give him a five-year contract. If the Bruins won, Shaun had to give me $100. My dad made me give it back to him."

"There’s no place for betting in sports," Ricciardi said with a grin.

I’m not an expect on league rules, but I’m pretty sure a GM’s little kids shouldn’t be betting on sports with the players. It was definitely a comical exchange this morning.

The Jays put out an official release to announce the Shannon Stewart signing. So, it’s official, there’s a surplus of outfielders.

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